Coin-receptacle.



J. W. ELVYN & E. A. CHRISTOPH.

COIN RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14. 1915.

1 152 937. PatentedSept. 7, 1915. fi 70 v COLUMBIA PLANouRAPH 420., WASHINGTON, u. c.

JACOB w. ELVYN AND EDWARD A. onnis'rorn, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COIN-RECEPTACLE.

Application filed May 14, 1915. Serial no. 27,985.

and is particularly concerned with such areceptacle primarily 1n the form of an envelop, which may be conveniently carried in ones pocket.

7 It is the object of our invention to provide improved means whereby the insertion of .coins is permitted, but whereby the extraction of coins, without destroying the en velop, is extremely diflicult, if not impossible.

It is a further object of our invention to provide means whereby such a coin receptacle as above described may conveniently be mailed to persons, means being provided for addressing the envelop without in any way defacing the appearance of the envelop or the printing which may be thereon. Thus, we providean improved slot; guard and also an extension of one of the walls of the envelop, which may be folded back over the face of the envelop and held in place by convenient means, to whichour inven tion more specifically relates, and upon which extension the address of the person for whom the envelop is intended may be written.

Referring to the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 shows a perspective view'of the cut blank which forms the envelop of our invention before it is glued together. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view with the extension not held upon the face of the envelop. Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the manner in which the said extension is held upon the face of the envelop; and, Fig. 4 is a face view of the envelop showing the extension folded back thereon, the line 3-3 indicating the plane upon which thesections of Figs. 2' and 3 are taken,the direction being indicated by the arrows.

The device preferably is formed of heavy paper, pasteboard, or cardboard, and comprises the front wall 5, and the rear wall 6 joined to the front wall 5 at the line 7. At

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

the top of each wall a flap is provided, the flap 80f the wall 5 being providedwith a slot 9, and the flap 10 of the wall 6 being cut at,111l to form a secondary flap 12. The wall 6 carries the fiap' 13 upon its free side, and the flap 14 upon the bottom. The

wall 5 is provided with the extension 15 at the bottom, this extension being of substantially the same over-all size as the wall 5 itself. As illustrated, the wall 5 is provided with an opening or slot 16, which registers with the slot 9 in the flap 8. a

Glue is disposed upon the flap 13, the flap 14 and the flap 10, around the secondary flap 12, and the parts are folded together as illustrated in Fig. 2, so as to form a complete in closure. In this folding process the secondary flap 12 is passed through the slot 9 but not through the slot 16; itv is then passed downwardly, all as illustrated in Fig. 2.

, It wlll be apparent thatif acoin is inserted through the slot 16 it can readily be pushed downwardly between the secondary flap 12 and the wall 5, and that it will be practically impossible for the coin to be extracted through the opening 16, since, if the envelop were inverted, the coins would undoubtedly be caught upon the lower end of the secondary flap 12, or the lower end of the flap 8. Since the coin cannot be extracted through the opening 16, the only. way in which it can be removed from the envelop is by destroying the envelop. i

vAs illustrated. the connection between the extension 15 and the wall 5 is scored at 17 The free end of the extension 15 is cut as illustrated at 1818 to provide a central flap 19, which, as illustrated in Fig. 3, may be insertedthrough the slots 16 and 9 and passed upwardly therethrough so as to hold the extension 15 firmly down upon the face of the wall 5. This extension 15 may be provided with lines foran address, and in any event forms a blank surface which, when addressed, will have the appearance of an ordinary addressed envelop. 'The recipient canremove the extension from the envelop and retain the envelop for the use which has been described.

What we claim as new and desire to seeure by Letters Patent of the United States 1s: v

1. In a coin container, a front wall and a back wall each having a flap extending downwardly therefrom, one of said flaps having a secondary flap extending therefrom, said main flaps being secured together, with said secondary flap extending through said opening, and an opening in one of said walls above the bottom of said flaps.

2. In a coin container, a front wall and a back wall each having a flap extending downwardly therefrom, one of said flaps having an opening therein and the other having a secondary flap extending therefrom, said main flaps being secured together, with said secondary flap extending through said o ening, and an opening in one of said walls above the bottom of said flaps, the remaining edges of said walls being secured together.

3. In a coin container, a front wall and a back wall each having a flap extending downwardly therefrom, one of said flaps having an opening therein and the other having a secondary flap extending therefrom, said main flaps being secured together, with said secondary flap extending through said opening, and an opening in one of said Walls registering with the opening in said flap.

4. In a coin container, a front wall and a back wall each having a flap extending therefrom, the flap on said front wall having an opening therein, and the other flap having a secondary flap extending therefrom, said main flaps being secured together, with the secondary flap extending through said opening, and an opening in the front wall registering with the opening in said flap, the remaining edges of said walls being secured together.

5. In a coin container, an envelop having a slot therein near one end thereof for the entry of coins, and an extension hinged to the opposite end of said envelop, the free end of said extension having a tongue in sertible in said slot to hold said extension in position folded back upon the face of said envelop.

6. In a coin container, an envelop having a slot therein near one end thereof for the entry of coins, and an extension hinged to the opposite end of said envelop, the free end of said flap having two longitudinal in ('isions toform a central tongue insertible in said slot to hoid'said extension in position folded back upon the face of said envelop.

In witness whereof, we hereunto subscribe our names this 10th day of May, A. D. 1915.

, JACOB W. ELVYN.

*EDWARD A. CHRISTOPH.

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